Magical Studies at Hogwarts...

Chapter 33 I Believe in Him

Centaurs are a rigid species with an extraordinary talent for divination. They follow the guidance of the stars and harbor great hostility towards wizards.

Ferenze's act of letting Harry sit on his back was considered shameful by the other centaurs.

"What are you doing! Ferenze! You've let someone ride on your back! Are you a mule?!" When Bane, Ronan, and the other centaurs arrived and saw this, Bane was furious.

"This is the Potter boy, Bane! We must get him out of the forest immediately!" Ferenz said. "The sooner the better, it's not safe here!"

"We cannot defy the will of Heaven. Didn't you see the guidance of the stars?" Bain said resolutely and angrily.

"Ferrenzer has his reasons for doing this, and I believe him, Bain," Ronan said as if it were a very ordinary matter.

"What does that have to do with us? We never concern ourselves with those things, and we certainly won't chase after lost humans wandering our forests like mules!"

"Bane!" Ferenzer was furious, kicking the ground angrily. "Two unicorns! Two! Don't you understand why they died?"

"The stars have changed! That being has clearly gained allies; we must resist him!"

Ferenze glared angrily at Bain: "Didn't the stars give you an answer? You're running away, Bain!"

Bane was about to say something more, perhaps out of embarrassment and anger, when Ronan pulled him back. Ferrenze ignored Bane and turned to carry Harry deeper into the forest.

Harry had absolutely no idea what was going on. Why would a terrifying person kill a unicorn and drink its blood? And why would a creature that looked as big as him attack him?

What exactly is the guidance of the stars that Bain, Ferenczer, and Ronan mentioned? And why did Ferenczer say that the stars had changed?

Clinging to Ferrenze's neck, Harry asked his question. Ferrenze skillfully weaved through the trees but didn't answer.

After a while, when the two had run quite a distance, Ferrenze slowed his pace and suddenly asked, "Harry, do you know what you can do with unicorn blood?"

"I don't know." Harry shook his head. "I've only ever used unicorn hair and horns in Potions class."

Ferenze's tone was somewhat erratic as he said, "Only someone who has nothing but wants everything would do something as cruel as killing a unicorn. Unicorn blood can prolong life, even if you're on the verge of death, but at a great cost. Because from the moment you drink its blood, you can no longer be called human; you become a cursed being, neither alive nor dead."

"But why pay such a high price? And who is that outlaw?" Harry asked.

"His life was coming to an end, but he didn't want to die. However, he didn't get what he wanted, which is why two unicorns were killed," Ferenzer explained. "The unicorn's blood has an expiration date, and the curse can be stacked."

"Although consuming it again would give him a new lease on life, it would also make him weaker when he was already weak. Therefore, he would do everything in his power to obtain something that would completely restore his energy and magic..."

"Mr. Potter, do you know what's hiding in the school right now?"

"The Philosopher's Stone! But that doesn't make sense. Who would do something like that!" Harry exclaimed.

"You should have guessed, Mr. Potter," Ferenczer's voice suddenly trembled, "who else, besides that unnamed person, would silently wait and cling so tightly to life?"

"Could it be... Voldemort?" Harry's voice was low and hoarse, as if he were frightened. "But who was the one who cast the spell on us? This is Hogwarts!"

"We can't know what a person is thinking, not even magic," Ferenze sighed. "The trajectories of the stars are constantly changing; this has never happened before."

"Well..." Harry stretched out his arm, intending to show the pentagram pattern to Ferrenze, but before he could speak, he heard a loud shout.

"Harry!"

Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw Hermione jogging towards them, with the tall Hagrid panting behind her.

"Harry! Are you alright?" Hermione asked.

"I'm fine, I'm fine..." Harry said to Hermione, then turned to Hagrid and said, "A unicorn is dead, over there in the clearing, Hagrid."

"I know, Harry, I know, I'm just glad you're alright." Hagrid was very excited. "Frenzer, you saved this child."

"It's nothing, Hagrid." Ferrenze put Harry down. "He wouldn't have been hurt even without me."

After saying this, Ferrenze left. Hagrid led Harry and Hermione to the edge of the Forbidden Forest, telling them to return to the castle on their own, then turned and disappeared into the forest to see the dead unicorn.

Seeing Hagrid leave, Harry quickly grabbed Hermione's sleeve and ran towards the castle. After running for a while, he slowed down and stretched out his arm to show Hermione the pentagram that was still slightly shimmering.

"There were two wizards at the unicorn! This was left by one of them! Hermione, can you tell if this is some kind of curse? Ferrenzer didn't tell me!"

Just as Hermione looked at the pentagram, the pattern suddenly flickered a few times and then disappeared. Harry was startled and quickly rubbed his arm; there was nothing there.

"Where did it go?" Harry was still investigating when Hermione suddenly remembered something, her expression changed drastically, and she pulled Harry back to the castle.

Ron had fallen asleep while waiting for Harry and the others to return, but Hermione roughly shook him awake. Still half-asleep, he saw the two return and was about to speak when Hermione took out her wand. A faint white light flashed, and a milky-white dome enveloped the three of them before disappearing.

"What is this, Hermione?" Ron asked.

"Another use of the silencing charm, I learned from..." Hermione suddenly stopped, then turned to the two of them with a very serious expression, "Listen! I'm about to tell you something very important!"

"Harry, I might know who left that pentagram for you..."

"What? What pentagram? Harry, what happened in the Forbidden Forest?" Ron was completely baffled. Harry quickly explained what had happened, then excitedly exclaimed, "I think I understand everything!"

"That shadowy figure is Voldemort! Snape stole the Philosopher's Stone for him! That wizard isn't any better; he must be Snape's accomplice! Voldemort's lackey!"

"...By the way, Hermione, you just said you knew who that wizard was?" Harry was talking excitedly when he suddenly remembered what Hermione had said earlier and hurriedly asked.

"...Yes, Harry." Hermione hesitated. "If I'm not mistaken, I do know who that wizard is..."

"Harry, he must have left that pentagram on purpose, just so I would see it..." Hermione whispered, "That's why it disappeared after I saw it..."

"So Hermione, who is this guy who wants to kill me?" Harry shouted excitedly at Hermione, "He's going to kill me! Hermione! He's going to kill me!"

"No, no, Harry!" Even though she knew the sound wouldn't carry outside, Hermione was still startled.

Hermione glanced around cautiously, glared at Harry, and then said, "Believe me, if he wanted to kill you, you wouldn't survive! Harry!"

"So, who exactly is that guy?" Ron finally figured out what had happened and asked in a low voice, looking at the two men who were about to clash.

"That's Ike..." Hermione sighed. "He once wrote me a note saying that when I see a pentagram, I must believe him..."

Hermione looked up at Harry, her eyes filled with unwavering conviction: "I believe in him!"

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